Religion and churches

Religion and churches played an important role in the formation and development of West Coast Japanese American communities. While Buddhism is frequently seen as most prominent, Christianity was also influential. Initially focused on helping new male immigrants adjust to life in the United States, churches soon began catering to increasing numbers of families. By the mid-1930s, Japanese Americans' religious affiliations were split fairly evenly between Christianity and Buddhism.

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vh Paul Nagano Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-65-2)

Formation and growth of prewar Japanese Christian churches

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-2/

vh Paul Nagano Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-65-1)

Issei immigrants embrace Christianity as part of effort to assimilate into dominant culture

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-1/

vh Paul Nagano Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-65-14)

Role of the Berkeley Buddhist Temple in providing housing and serving the community during the postwar resettlement period

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-14/

vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-182-5)

Description of parents' prewar religious practices

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-182-5/

vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-113-7)

Church lessons: the value of community and thinking critically

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-113-7/

vh Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-143-6)

Attending Sunday School and being baptized

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-143-6/

vh George Yamada Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-187-11)

The role of Christianity in the prewar Spokane community

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-11/

vh Kay Aiko Abe Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-232-5)

Father has a powerful experience, converts to Christianity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-232-5/

vh Kay Aiko Abe Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-232-4)

Mother's conversion to Christianity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-232-4/

vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-17-11)

Parents' involvement in the "non church" movement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-17-11/

vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1012-2-2)

Parents' religious background: the "non-church" movement (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-2-2/